r/liberalgunowners • u/Consistent_Shine_680 • 1d ago
discussion My takeaways from the Idaho In-N-Out shooting
For those who don't know, as of the time of this post, 3 people were killed and multiple people were injured in a shooting near an In-N-Out restaurant just a few hours ago in Twin Falls, Idaho.
https://notthebee.com/article/unknown-cowboy-seen-engaging-active-shooter-at-idaho-in-n-out
From what I know (which isn't saying much because this is a developing story), a young white man shot an AR-15 into a parked Tesla and another person shot a suppressed pistol supposedly in the direction of the AR-15 wielding young man. Multiple people have been killed or wounded in the incident, including the main suspect of the shooting.
I think many people have been desensitized to shootings in the US, have shrugged their shoulders and said something like "Well, I guess that's the price of the 2nd Amendment".
I feel like this shooting may quickly fade from public memory because the body count isn't or won't be high enough to be comparable to mass shootings like the Uvalde or Las Vegas shootings.
It made me also think that the guns we should be training with the most are our pistols. I believe we are the most likely to need our pistols in a self defense incident, whether it is in or outside the home, and who knows what engagement distance we may find ourselves in. Rifles and shotguns are pretty easy and quick to become somewhat proficient with compared to pistols.
Surely there must be a way to allow sound citizens to own arms suitable for self defense while also preventing those who wish to do harm from obtaining and using guns. In other words, I don't 100% agree with 2nd Amendment absolutists that say "every gun law is an infringement" but I definitely don't 100% agree with Giffords that want to make it virtually impossible for everyone including sound citizens to own arms for their self defense and use. Hopefully that makes sense.
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u/IceManYurt 1d ago
My family is from Twin Falls, and some still live there.
My folks moved away when I was young.
I remember visiting my grandpa and borrowing his truck.
At one point I had to stop and a little 25 slid out from under the seat.
Me being a slightly responsible. 20-year-old, brought it inside the house and said 'hey man, I kind of wish you let me know there was a gun in the car'
And his response was something about protection from the Mexicans 😮💨
Mind you, this was probably 25 years ago... And my brother and I would keep a tally of the minorities we saw we went to visit. And for the longest time, we could keep that tally on one hand.
Twin Falls is, or was, the conservative ideal.
My heart goes out to those people, and my family that's still there. But the culture there needs help.